Cosmic adventures beckon for Iron Man as he joins forces with Star Lord and his team in Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven's Guardians of the Galaxy #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book to retailers in March.

DC Comics had three titles in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Andy Kubert's Batman #18 at #3. Also in the top ten were Justice League #18 at #6 and Justice League of America #2 at #9.

Among the Premier Publishers, Image Comics' top book for March was Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #108 at #21.

Brian Wood's Star Wars #3 from Dark Horse Comics was that publisher's top book for the month at #44.

Finally, IDW Publishing's top book for March was My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #4 at #55.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2013

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DOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEM CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

1

153.24

JAN130642-M

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1

$3.99

MAR

2

2

126.88

JAN130627-M

AGE OF ULTRON #1

$3.99

MAR

3

3

100.00

JAN130234-M

BATMAN #18

$3.99

DC

4

5

85.33

JAN130653-M

WOLVERINE #1

$3.99

MAR

5

4

79.32

JAN130634-M

AGE OF ULTRON #2

$3.99

MAR

6

6

74.33

JAN130205-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #18

$3.99

DC

7

7

72.77

JAN130637-M

AGE OF ULTRON #3

$3.99

MAR

8

8

68.33

JAN130712-M

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5

$3.99

MAR

9

9

66.53

JAN130195-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2

$3.99

DC

10

10

65.99

JAN130674-M

ALL NEW X-MEN #8

$3.99

MAR

11

11

62.81

JAN130714

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6

$3.99

MAR

12

12

62.23

JAN130641

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6AU

$3.99

MAR

13

13

62.20

JAN130672-M

UNCANNY X-MEN #3

$3.99

MAR

14

14

61.19

DEC120620-M

UNCANNY AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

15

15

59.97

JAN130662-M

AVENGERS #8

$3.99

MAR

16

16

59.25

JAN130676

ALL NEW X-MEN #9

$3.99

MAR

17

17

56.77

JAN130661

AVENGERS #7

$3.99

MAR

18

19

55.29

JAN130242-M

DETECTIVE COMICS #18

$3.99

DC

19

22

50.62

JAN130253-M

GREEN LANTERN #18

$2.99

DC

20

23

50.48

JAN130233

BATMAN AND ROBIN #18

$2.99

DC

21

24

48.90

JAN130615

WALKING DEAD #108 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

22

20

47.25

JAN130664-M

NEW AVENGERS #4

$3.99

MAR

23

30

46.46

JAN130229-M

BATMAN INCORPORATED #9

$2.99

DC

24

18

44.87

JAN130221-M

ACTION COMICS #18

$4.99

DC

25

38

41.41

JAN130699-M

DEADPOOL #6

$2.99

MAR

26

21

39.86

JAN130680-M

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #5

$3.99

MAR

27

43

39.36

JAN130240-M

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #18

$2.99

DC

28

45

38.68

JAN130209-M

AQUAMAN #18

$2.99

DC

29

25

37.51

JAN130697-M

UNCANNY X-FORCE #3

$3.99

MAR

30

46

37.48

JAN130245

BATGIRL #18

$2.99

DC

31

26

36.61

JAN130682

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #6

$3.99

MAR

32

29

36.48

JAN130677-M

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #3

$3.99

MAR

33

47

36.28

JAN130605

SAGA #11 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

34

48

36.02

DEC120256-M

SUPERMAN #17

$2.99

DC

35

28

35.91

JAN130468-M

EAST OF WEST #1 [*]

$3.50

IMA

36

27

35.67

JAN130683-M

CAPTAIN AMERICA #5

$3.99

MAR

37

50

34.98

JAN130225-M

SUPERMAN #18

$2.99

DC

38

51

34.97

JAN130251

NIGHTWING #18

$2.99

DC

39

31

34.17

DEC120165-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

40

37

33.88

JAN130705-M

NOVA #2

$3.99

MAR

41

35

33.66

JAN130668-M

SECRET AVENGERS #2

$3.99

MAR

42

54

33.51

JAN130218-M

EARTH 2 #10

$2.99

DC

43

33

33.18

JAN130640

FANTASTIC FOUR #5AU

$3.99

MAR

44

53

33.01

JAN130113

STAR WARS #3

$2.99

DAR

45

34

32.40

JAN130693-M

CABLE AND X-FORCE #5

$3.99

MAR

46

57

32.06

JAN130256-M

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18

$2.99

DC

47

36

31.94

JAN130687

IRON MAN #7

$3.99

MAR

48

39

31.11

JAN130695-M

CABLE AND X-FORCE #6

$3.99

MAR

49

58

30.89

JAN130689-M

FANTASTIC FOUR #5

$2.99

MAR

50

61

30.50

JAN130280-M

TEEN TITANS #18

$2.99

DC

51

60

30.48

JAN130258-M

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #18

$2.99

DC

52

40

30.47

JAN130749

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #26

$3.99

MAR

53

41

30.43

JAN130750

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #27

$3.99

MAR

54

62

30.21

JAN130211-M

FLASH #18

$2.99

DC

55

32

30.13

DEC120398-M

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #4

$3.99

IDW

56

42

29.79

DEC120171-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #6 (MR)

$3.99

DC

57

64

28.50

JAN130710

THUNDERBOLTS #6

$2.99

MAR

58

65

27.96

JAN130711-M

THUNDERBOLTS #7

$2.99

MAR

59

73

27.90

JAN130670-M

YOUNG AVENGERS #3

$2.99

MAR

60

66

27.85

JAN130213-M

WONDER WOMAN #18

$2.99

DC

61

68

27.36

JAN130252

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #18

$2.99

DC

62

70

27.24

JAN130262-M

CONSTANTINE #1

$2.99

DC

63

49

27.01

DEC120666-M

A PLUS X #5

$3.99

MAR

64

71

27.00

JAN130730

DAREDEVIL #24

$2.99

MAR

65

44

26.36

JAN130386-M

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #5

$3.99

IDW

66

52

25.59

JAN130721

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #21

$3.99

MAR

67

74

25.58

JAN130741

DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #3

$2.99

MAR

68

75

25.53

JAN130260-M

RED LANTERNS #18

$2.99

DC

69

78

25.15

JAN138169-M

BATMAN INCORPORATED #8

$2.99

DC

70

77

25.09

JAN130691-M

FF #5

$2.99

MAR

71

55

24.97

JAN130709

A PLUS X #6

$3.99

MAR

72

56

24.20

JAN130744-M

X-TERMINATION #1

$3.99

MAR

73

80

24.09

JAN130248

CATWOMAN #18

$2.99

DC

74

59

22.96

JAN130715

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #18

$3.99

MAR

75

83

22.93

JAN130659-M

AVENGERS ARENA #6

$2.99

MAR

76

84

22.76

JAN130246-M

BATWOMAN #18

$2.99

DC

77

86

22.28

JAN130268

SWAMP THING #18

$2.99

DC

78

206

22.23

JAN130867-M

SHRUGGED VOL 2 #1

$1.00

ASP

79

63

21.42

JAN130725-M

ULTIMATE COMICS WOLVERINE #1

$3.99

MAR

80

87

21.20

JAN130707

X-MEN LEGACY #7

$2.99

MAR

81

89

20.82

JAN130267

ANIMAL MAN #18

$2.99

DC

82

90

20.65

JAN130220

WORLDS FINEST #10

$2.99

DC

83

67

20.62

JAN130666-M

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #13

$3.99

MAR

84

94

20.48

JAN130703-M

FEARLESS DEFENDERS #2

$2.99

MAR

85

92

20.43

JAN130708

X-MEN LEGACY #8

$2.99

MAR

86

93

20.36

JAN130199-M

GREEN ARROW #18

$2.99

DC

87

91

20.34

JAN130228

SUPERGIRL #18

$2.99

DC

88

72

20.08

JAN130745-M

ASTONISHING X-MEN #60

$3.99

MAR

89

76

19.08

JAN130728-M

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #6

$3.99

MAR

90

98

18.61

JAN130264

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #18

$2.99

DC

91

69

18.47

JAN130388-M

MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #2 RAINBOW DASH

$3.99

IDW

92

79

18.47

JAN130727

ULTIMATE COMICS WOLVERINE #2

$3.99

MAR

93

99

18.45

JAN130238-M

TALON #6

$2.99

DC

94

100

18.30

JAN130278

SUICIDE SQUAD #18

$2.99

DC

95

102

17.73

JAN130227

SUPERBOY #18

$2.99

DC

96

103

17.39

JAN130078

HELLBOY IN HELL #4

$2.99

DAR

97

107

17.17

JAN130717

SCARLET SPIDER #15

$2.99

MAR

98

106

17.14

JAN130476-M

SEX #1 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

99

85

17.00

JAN130722

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #22

$3.99

MAR

100

111

16.33

JAN130718

VENOM #32

$2.99

MAR

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